Technology

Our diversity of experience allows us to do more for our clients than assist them with their capital raising and corporate transactional needs. We regularly represent health IT users, manufacturers in various industries, telecommunications and information service providers, software and technology developers, real estate developers, operators in the hospitality space, and many other providers and users of technology and telecommunications products and services in technology and intellectual property transactions vital to their success.

Additionally, our litigators have represented a number of tech companies in class actions, products liability, business disputes and internal investigations.

Experience Highlights

Represented Firecracker Digital Group, the largest digital advertising sales representation firm in the Southeast United States, in its acquisition by BLiNQ Media, the only pure-play media and technology company worldwide with official access to the Facebook Ads API, and pioneer of Social Engagement AdvertisingSM and CPSASM (Cost per Social ActionSM) optimized campaigns.

Advising Israeli technology fund on its plans to introduce Israeli technology into the South American market. Israeli companies, whose innovative products include cyber attack prevention, quick-acting paving sealants and virtual health care, will license their technologies to the Fund, which will then offer those technologies to companies in South America.

Serve as counsel to a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the development, acquisition, and distribution of luxury beauty product brands, in the negotiation of its investments in and initial development of various luxury beauty care brands. In the development of brands, our client will typically partner and build the brands around “artists” that have strong name recognition in the industry. Our representations include the negotiation of a joint venture and equity award arrangements with artists, the assignment and/or licensing of various intellectual property rights, and the negotiations of various other contractual arrangements.

Represented Firecracker Digital Group, the largest digital advertising sales representation firm in the Southeast United States, in its acquisition by BLiNQ Media, the only pure-play media and technology company worldwide with official access to the Facebook Ads API, and pioneer of Social Engagement AdvertisingSM and CPSASM (Cost per Social ActionSM) optimized campaigns.

Served as Florida legal advisor to the Special Committee formed by the Board of Directors of China Fire & Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFSG), a leading total solutions provider of industrial fire protection systems in China. Under the terms of the merger agreement, China Fire was acquired by an affiliate of Bain Capital Partners, LLC for a total consideration of approximately $265.5 million.

Represented Precision Response Corporation (PRC), a then NASDAQ National Market company from the time it was a privately-held company through its initial and secondary offerings by Goldman Sachs and its sale to InterActive Corp., in a merger transaction valued at $650 million. Additionally, represented PRC in the acquisition and leasing of its call centers throughout the world.

When global technology and publishing company that operates in mobile commerce and payment processing, and also publishes popular entertainment portals and destinations, Net Element, Inc. (OTCQB: NETE), sought to expand its market presence, its leaders turned to Bilzin Sumberg for counsel. Our attorneys provided the requisite legal experience to negotiate and close a series of acquisitions, stock issuances necessary to successfully grow their business, as well as advise Net Element on the SEC compliance.

Serve as counsel to a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the development, acquisition, and distribution of luxury beauty product brands, in the negotiation of its investments in and initial development of various luxury beauty care brands. In the development of brands, our client will typically partner and build the brands around “artists” that have strong name recognition in the industry. Our representations include the negotiation of a joint venture and equity award arrangements with artists, the assignment and/or licensing of various intellectual property rights, and the negotiations of various other contractual arrangements.

Served as debtors' counsel to Cordia Communications Corp. and certain of its affiliates in the Middle District of Florida. The debtors were Competitive Local Exchange Companies that leased local area telephone lines from Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers such as Verizon and sold telephone services to their own customers. Bilzin Sumberg handled all aspects of the debtors' chapter 11 cases, including development and implementation of a Section 363 sale of the clients' business assets to a stalking horse buyer. In addition, Bilzin Sumberg successfully defended against a complaint filed by an alleged secured creditor of the debtors that sought to substantively consolidate the debtors and certain non-debtor affiliates.

“Broadband Technology and the Implementation of Open Access to a Cable Modem Platform,” The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors’ Litigation and Regulation Training Seminar, Advocating Local Government Interests in Telecommunications

“Federal and State Digital Signature Laws: The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act,” Financial Services Committee of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar

"Use of Internet Messaging in a Corporate Environment," International Legal Technology Association

“Telecommunications Access to Condominiums, Cooperatives, Homeowners’ Associations and other Multiple Dwelling Units,” The Fiber To The Home Council Annual Conference

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